Albert Bierstadt. 'The Rocky Mountains'. Published London, Thomas McLean, 1869 American Paintings Views and Exploration Witsen was keenly interested in

Witsen was keenly interested in maritime affairs and he practiced cartography as part of his larger studies

The globes mounted on their original elegant English Georgian style mahogany tripod stands

It played an important role in 1802 as the site of a conference between Americans and the Choctaw tribe for the construction of what became the Natchez Trace

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Albert Bierstadt. 'The Rocky Mountains'. Published London, Thomas McLean, 1869 American Paintings Views and Exploration Witsen was keenly interested inAlbert Bierstadt (1830 1902) The Rocky Mountains Published London, Thomas McLean, 1869 Chromolithograph by H. M. Long Image size: 18 3 4 x 32 1 4 Framed size: 27 1 2 x 41 Albert Bierstadt (1830 1902) was the nineteenth century chronicler par excellence of the American West. He undertook several trips to the Rocky Mountains and Yosemite Valley, where he made sketches of what would later become his most famous paintings. This brilliant chromolithograph